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No. 844,233. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907. G. S. BENTLEY;

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APPLICATION FILED FEB.20,1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed February 20, 1906. Serial No. 302,147.

To (1,71 whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SUMNER BENTLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Corry, in the county of Erie and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cribs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in infants beds or cribs, themain object of the invention being to provide a bed or crib which may beused in the ordinary manner or fastened to the side of an ordinary bed,the crib being provided with a removable or let-down side which may bereadily detached or moved out of the way when the crib is fastened tothe bedstead in order to provide an open side facing the bedsteadthrough which access to the infant may be readily obtained.

Another object is to provide a crib which is adjustable to enable themattress thereon to be raised or lowered to bring it into alinement withthe mattress on the bedstead, and, further, to provide simple andefiective means for fastening the crib in position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an outer side elevationshowing the crib supported from the adjacent side rail of an ordinarybedstead. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, a portion of the bedsteadonly being shown. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the crib and a sectionthrough theside rail of the bedstead, showing the position assumed bythe let-down side. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the crib withthe let-down side in closed position. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of oneof the clamps. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 7 is avertical section through one of the socketed foot-pieces, showing itsmode of application to one of the outer corner-posts.

The crib is'preferably of conventional oblong form and may beconstructed of wood or metal, or both, or of any suitable material. Inthe present instance I have shown a crib of metallic construction andcomprising ends 1 and 2 and sides 3 and 4, together with the usualcorner-posts, herein designated outer corner-posts 5 and inner"corner-posts 6. The post may be made of solid or tubular construction,and the sides and ends may consist, as shown, of suitably-connected top,bottom, side, and vertical and horizontal intermediate rods or rails.The ends 1 and 2 and side 3 are stationary or rigidly connected with thecorner-posts, while the side 4 is hinged or pivoted at its lower end, asindicated at 7, so as to be let down to the position shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3 or turned up to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 4. Anysuitable means for securing the side in the position shown in Fig. 4 maybe employed, such as fastenings to connect it with the adjacent innercorner-posts 6.

Rails or supports 8 are provided upon the stationary portions of theframe of the crib for the spring-bottom 9, which may be of any suitableconstruction and removably mounted upon its supports, so that it may beapplied and removed through the open side of the frame when the sidewall 4 is let down. The inner posts 6 are provided with means forsecuring the inner side of the crib to the side rail of an ordinarybedstead, such means comprising a clamping-arm 10, having at one end acollar 11, embracing the post and fastened thereto by a set-screw 12,the other end of the arm being formed with a vertical opening 13 for thereception of the threaded stem of a hooked bolt 14, adapted to engagethe rail of the bedstead. A clamping-nut 15 is applied to the threadedstem to adjust the bolt in clamping engagement and is formed with asuitable finger-piece 16. The outer end of the arm 10 is preferablyreduced to form a comparatively thin shank 17 and upper and lowershoulders 18, the shank being adapted to extend over or under thehorizontal web of the usual L-rail of an ordinary metallic bed, whilethe acting shoulder 18 bears against the vertical web thereof, and thebolt 14 hooks under the free edge of the horizontal web, as shown inFig. 3, in which the rail is indicated at 19. The construction of theclamp adapts it for application to the rail of a bed of the classdescribed in which the vertical web projects above or below thehorizontal web by reversing the bolt 14, as will be readily understood.

The outer posts 5 are provided with adjustable feet in the form ofsockets 20, slidably receiving the lower ends thereof, each socket-piece20 being provided with a clamping-screw 21 to fix it in adjustedpositionand a caster 22. Both sets of legs of the crib may, however, be providedwith the adjustable sockets when the crib is used in the ordinary mannerto detach it from the bedstead, or in such use the sockets may beentirely dispensed with and casters provided directly upon the posts,the hinged side 4 permitting ready access to the crib in this IIO modeof use for the insertion and removal of the infant, while when in closedposition effectually preventing the infant from falling out.

The mode of application of the crib to an ordinary bed will be apparentby reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, from which it will be seen that whenso applied the side 4 will be let down and will project under thebedstead, leaving the adjacent side of the crib-frame open, so that theparent or nurse occupying the bed may have ready access to the infant.The sockets 20 permit the crib-frame to be adjusted and so applied tobring the mattress thereon into a level position with the mattress onthe bed, as will be readily understood. Upon detaching the clamps fromthe rail 19 and removing the sockets 20 the side 4 may be swung up andfastened in closed position to convert the device into the ordinary formof crib.

The advantages of the invention will be apparent, and it will beobserved that provi sion is made for conveniently attaching the crib toand detaching it from the bedstead at will for the uses described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A cribhaving an open side, fastenings 2. A crib having an open side andprovided at the open side with fastenings, said fastenings comprisingsleeves adjustably mounted on the crib and provided with upper and lowerbearing-shoulders and shanks projecting outwardly therefrom, said shankscarrying reversible hooked bolts.

3. A crib having an open side and provided at the open side withfastenings for securing the same to the L-shaped rail of a metallicbed,said fastenings being adjustably mounted on the crib and provided withupper and lower bearing portions, and clamps reversible for cooperationtherewith to connect the fastenings with a rail having its outer web eX-tending vertically above or below its horizontal web.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES SUMNER BENTLEX.

Witnesses:

WM. (7. MURRAY, J. D. BENTLEY.

